Buttocks-reducing corset



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,620

M. J. REYNOLDS BUTTOCKS REDUCING CORSET Filed Dec. 15. 1924 PatentedAug. 10,1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL J. REYNOLDS,- OF WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO STEAUSE,

ADLER & CO.,'0F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,.A FIRM COMPOSED F ISAAC M.ULLMAN, LOUIS M. UL'LMAN, OENEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AND GEORGE MEYER,

or NEW YORK, N. Y;

BUTTOCKS-REDUCING CORSET.

Application 'filed December 13, 1924. Serial No. 755,677.

I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanylng drawings and the characters .of reference marked thereon,to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which saiddrawings constitute part of this application, and represent, in-o Fig. 1an inside view of the corset as laid flat.

Fig. 2 a broken, top view of the baek-section of the corset on a largerscale than Fig. 1. I

My invention relates to an improvement in reducing corsets, moreparticularlyto reduc ing corsets designed with particular, reference toreducing the buttocks, the object being to provide a simple, convenient,comfortable and effective adjustable corset for the specific purposedesignated.

lVith these ends in View, my invention consists in a reducing corsetcharacterized by being provided with a horizontally-arranged,vertically-adjustable elastic, buttocks-reducing band located uponthe'inside of the back of the corset-body, and adapted to have its endsconnected therewith in different vertical positions.

My invention further consists in a reducing corset having certaindetails of construction as will be hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In carrying out-my invention, as herein shown, I employ a relativelywide, straight, buttocks-reducing band 5 of elastic material, arrangedhorizontally and provided at its respective ends with bindingestrips 6of any mounting hooks 7 approved character, adapted to be engaged witheyes 8 in flaps 9 flanking the'non-elastic baek-section 10 of thecorsetbody, also comprising, as herein shown, elastic hip-sections 11and front-sections 12. The front sections 12 of the corset-body areprovided with the usual applied boning strips 13 furnishing pockets forbones, and also provided upon its lower edge with hose-supporters 14.The frontsections 12 are furnished with clasps 15 and open-frontgarment.

Although my invention is shown as applied to a low-down or hip-confiningcorset,

corresponding studs 16, the corset being an it is not limited thereto,but may be applied to any corset-structure capable of receiving it.

I claim z- As a new article of manufacture, an openfront' closed-backreducing corset having a corset-body comprising a non-elasticbacksection, elastic hip-sections having their rear edges respectivelyconnected. with the edges of the back-section, non-elasticfront-sections having their rear edges connected with the front edges ofthe respective elastic hipsections, corset-fastening means for fasteningthe front edges of the non-elastic frontsections together, whereby thecorset is put on and off, two substantially-Ventical flaps applied tothe inner faces of the back-section near the respective edges thereof,and a removable horizontally-arranged elastic buttocks-reducing beltimposed upon the inner face of the lower portionsof the said nonelasticback-section of. the corset-body and having its respective endsadjustably connected with the said flaps for its vertical

